Anti-friction compound



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' .To all eanbe prevent tion consists in an anti-friction material comof New" Jersey,

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is a specification.

: terial for journal bearings overheating of journals and journal-bearings ed; and to this end the inveni 5 'pmd of pulped bamboo fibers,'or paper-pulp wit v bamboo fibers impregnated v pulverized plumbago, or graphite, or steatite and 'asbest'us, and a sizing, snchas silicate of soda, as hereinafter set forth.

a pulp from bamboo net in which paper-gulp is prepared, and into in the county of Hudson and State; have invented new {and nse-- of which the followingect of my invention is toprovidean ti-friction and. heat-resisting ml?" or home-whereby soapstone,

I Jhepropo' 021's of the several Incarrying myinvention into efiect I make fibers in the usual man- .I'have' found by a'ctr l'shperiment and use 'thatbamboo fibers great heat-resisting 5o qualities and tend toco'cl a journal'or axle more efiectually thananyotheriibrons mate'- -risl oi frrhich'l am aware. Asbestus contrib-. ntesjto the sam'e'result, but isnct ntisl t the, compound m mr m y my as vention', though I prefer to use it in conj uno tion -with the'other substancesaborenamed. The mineral and earthy substances named .alsolerve to give :bo'dy-tothe anti-friction compound, besides siding it to resist the action oth eat and'thu's preventing undue heatring of th 'audsteatitecontributealsoaluhrlcant quality toth e" compound-and render-it particularly ,tor journal bearingsor boxes; 4 1 v a I ingredients herein named give goodresultsybut I donut wish to be-understood as confining myself to this bamboo pulp ut about twenty live vhried to suit various-conditions. l l

' percent of ul-ver i 1 hite {The most important ingredient of myim- 25 or about. e 411 1 I v v III proved afiitidrietion msterialisthe pulp presoiitone or an tine earthy pared'frombambooflbers, whichl havefound a r. a t p ace in the mixture about mm the qualit of resisting heat toa twenty-five pe'rcenhofas tus. Afterthese marked degree, and is thus extremely useful 0 twenty-five percent. of

5 manneras i P sing them o rial is prepared materials are thorcug mix add aboutash or any other sui oasis I ma -use i I wit pnl bs' rs. prepared is over rollers in the same or pasteboard, and the ilbrgus thus produced are '1 i sheets This improved fibrous anti-friction instefor use by cutting the sheets into blocks or pieces of appropriate shape and dimensions to serve as linings or coveringrzor journal hearings or boxes, being soon terial can be readily removed and replaced by fresh material of the same character atbut slight expense.

he pulp thus n the operation of making paper thereto in any cont enicnt or propermannor. When worn, this anti-friction ma,

ina com und of thischaraoten' 1 [What claim as my inren'tion-i's- -1. A mking for journal-boxes, consisting of ham fiber, a sizing, 8116M! silicate-of 8c and .a mineral substance, such as plum "bago;substantially as described.

I ,2, A psclring for journal-boxeglconsisting .of bamboo fiber,-a sizing, such as silicate of 3. A packing for journal-boxes, consisting of bamboo fiber, paperulp, asbestns,plumbsgo, @Ildafl sizing, suc as silicate of soda,- substantially as described.

In testimony whereot I have afllxed my signature in presence ct tw" witnesses.

g, BARBIE B. -DEVLAN.' ---.'-Wi nosses: l q

WrLunl J. Rouon'r Fm! NOLAN;

useful as an anti-friction covering or lining 6 5 any specific proportionasince they may be v7o soda, plumbago, and asbestos, substantially 1 as described. 

